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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,846, dated February 26, 1901.

Original application letl December 6, 1899, Serial No. 739,369. Divided and this applicationled May 1,1900. Serial No. 15,087. (No model.)

To t/Z whom, it nul/y concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BIRD, a citizen of the United St-ates, residing at Rockland, county of Knox, and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nailing-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the apparatus complete; 2, a detail plan View of a part of the supplemental carriage carrying the nail-holding devices, the uprights]al thereof being in section; Fig. 3, a vertical sectional view of the apparatus complete; Fig. 4. a detail showing the inner face of one of the side plates of the main carriage; Fig. 5, a plan view of the base-plate of the main carriage, the side plates and the supportingposts being shown in section; Fig. 6, a horizontal section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 7, a detail plan view of the hammer; Fig. 8, a plan View of the nailing mechanism; Fig. 9, a vertical sectional view of the nail feeding and delivery devices; Fig'. l0, a horizontal section taken on the line 10 10 of Fig. 9; Fig. ll, a horizontal section on the line 11 1l of Fig. t); Fig. l2, a horizontal section on the line l2 .l2 of Fig. 9; Fig. 13, a cross-section taken on the line 13 13 of Fig. 9; Fig. 14, a detail plan view of the block n3 of the nailfeeding devices; Fig. 15, a detail front elevation of l he supplemental carriage carrying the nail-holding and nail-driving devices; Fig. 1G, a side elevation of the same, partly in section, showing the adjacent parts of the nail-feeding and nail-delivery devices; Figs. 17, 1S, and 19, detail views of one of the nailholding blocks and its driving-pin.

It is the object of this invention to provide simple automatic mechanism for feeding and driving nails into the overlapping ends of a barrel-hoop, the hoop having been previously wound around the barreland its ends brought to an overlapped position adjacent tothe mat, chine bythe mechanism described and shown in my application for patent, Serial No. 739,569, liled Decexnber, 1899, of which former applicatiop this is a division. It is ob* vious, however, that my invention is not limited to use in conjunction with the barrel hoopng and heading machine described in my former application, since many coinbinations herein claimed are capable of use independently thereof.

In the present instance this mechanism comprises a carriage vertically adjusted on its supporting-posts to adapt it to be raised or lowered to bring the nailing devices to the proper point with respect to the overlapped ends of the hoop to be nailed, and a supplemental carriage supported by the main carriage and adapted to be slid inward close to the overlapped ends of the hoop at the moment of driving` the nails, and suitable novel nail feeding, delivering, and driving devices, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

The main carriage p is comprised of two side plates g2, connected by horizontal plates h2 and fig. Each side plate g2 has an outwardextending bracketj2 near its lower end and an inward-extending bracket k2 at its inner edge, and the lower plate h2 is bolted rigidly to these brackets. On a lateral extension of the inner end of this plate h2 a tube or sleeve 8 is formed, which tube receives a horizontal rod r of the hoop-presserq', said rod r working through said tube and the tube and rod being arranged radially with respect to the barrel-support, which latter is not shown in this application. Said rod 'r' is normally pressed inward toward the barrel by a coilspringt', so that the hoop-presser exerts a constant pressure upon the overlapped ends of the hoop and keeps it pressed closely against the clencher-plate o during the act of nailing. This hoop-presser also serves to keep the hoop pressed against the barrel during the act of winding it thereon but this feature is not fully illustrated in this application, as it is made the subject-matter of claims in my former application above mentioned.

The upper plate 'i2 is supported rigidly on lugs Z2 and on inward-extending bracketsmg. The side plates g2 are vertically grooved to fit suitable vertical ways on the frame-posts f2, so that the carriage may slide vertically on the posts. The carriage is secured removably to the posts by means of plates n2, bolted to the side plates of the carriage and extending outward over the side edges of the guideways on the posts.

The drive-shaft o2 is provided with a drive- IOO pulley p2 and a clutch q2, which latter is thrown into and out of gear by means of a lever r2, connected by a rod s2 to a vertical hand-lever t2, pivoted on the outside of one of the posts f2 and extending upward to near the base-plate h2 of the carriage. Pivoted on the upper end of lever 152 is a pawl or latchlever u2, one arm of which extends upward alongside the upper or handle end of lever t2 and the other arm of which extends inward under a slidable rod n2, mounted in bearings U12 on the postsj'z, said rod lying parallel to the base-plate ot' the carriage and being provided with a notch co2 on its under side at a point between said bearings wz. The inwardextending arm of pawl u2 normally remains out of engagement with notch x2; but when the operator grasps the handle of t2 and the upper arm ofpawl u2 the inward-extending arm of lever u2 is raised and held against the under side of rod c2, and by moving said lever t2 on its pivot said inward-extending arm may be made to engage in notch 002, locking the rod to said lever and enabling it to be shifted back and forth with the lever. It Will also be observed that by shifting level1 t2 inward-t'. e., toward the hoop to be nailedthe clutch q2 will be thrown into engagement and by shifting it away from the hoop the clutch will be disengaged.

The drive-shaft 02 carries a bevel-pinion y2, which meshes with a bevel-gear z2, supported slidingly upon a Vertical shaft d3, journaled in bearings b3, bolted one to the main frame and the other to the main carriage, said shaft a3 extending up through an opening in the outer end of the base-plate h2 and having secured to its upper extremity a bevel-gear c5,

meshing with a bevel-gear d3 on a short shaft e3, journaled in a bearingfs, mounted on the upper plate 112. The gear z2 is supported entirely on pinion y2, and shaft d3 is slidable through it by reason of a spline-and-feather connection therewith. The shaft a3 is vertically slidable in the lower one of its bearings b3, this lower bearing being secured to the adjacent post f2 of the frame. The upper bearing b3 is rigidly connected to the outer edge of plate t2 and is therefore movable vertical with the carriage. It will therefore be observed that the shaft 0.3 moves vertically with the carriage, but does not carry with it the gear Z2, this gear being allowed to rest in engagement with pinion y2.

To the inner end of shaft e3 is secured the closed end of a cylinder g3, whose inner open end ts within a iianged head-plate h3, bolted rigidly to the plate t2 of the carriage. The nails are fed into cylinder g3 through an opening in the head h3 by means of a hopper i3, and the nails are fed out of this cylinder by means of grooved rails or troughs js, supported upon head 7b3 and extending outward through openings in the same at a point below the hopper, these troughs js inclining downward toward their discharge ends. There are four of these troughs or channels shown; but itis evident that a greater or less number may be employed, if desired. A guard-plate 7c3 is secured to the inner side ot' head-plate h3 and grooved to fit down over the channelsj, whereby the nails as they are fed into the cylinder through hopper t3 will be prevented from falling direct-ly into said channels and thereby clogging them. The nails are delivered into these channels by the rotation of cylinder g3, the speed of this cylinder being just sufficient to carry the nails around by centrifugal force and drop them into the channels. Onlya few of the nails carried u p and dropped fall into the channels; but enough fall into them to keep them full. The channels are of a width and depth to receive the body of the nail and suspend it within the channel by its head, as shown in Fig. l?. As the nailsdrop into the channels they will be ted downward and outward by gravity, the jar ol the machinery being sufcient to insure the nails sliding down the channels. The upper edges of the lower ends of the channel are stepped at Z3, so that each channel will discharge its nails one by one, the steps being only of suiicient width to receive one nail at a time. The lower ends ofthe channelsj3 terminate,respectively, adjacent to the open ends of vertical slots m3, formed in a block n3, supported upon a rigid bracket-plate 03, bolted to the face of the head h3 below the ends of the channels j3. The slots m3 form, in effect, continuations of the channels, and at their inner ends they are enlarged to permit the heads of the nails to pass, so that when the nails reach the enlarged ends of the slots they drop vertically therethrough. The lower end of each channel is provided with a lip p3, which forms one of the steps Z3 and extends out over the upper edge 0f block n3 in order to carry the nails to 0r nearly to the enlarged portions of slots m3 before discharging them. As the nails drop throughthe enlarged ends of slots m3 they fall into flanged notches Q3, formed in the outer-edge of plate o3, these notches being approximately of the form of a dovetail and being adapted to let the body portions of the nails pass through them, but to catch and suspend the nails by their heads. Supported below plate o3 upon rods r3, projecting from head-plate h3, is a sliding block 33, which is provided with an upward-extending flange t3, fitting against the outer edge of plate 03 and closing the notches Q3. Coincident with notches g3 the block s3 is provided with vertical holes a3, through which the nails may drop vertically into the deliverytubes U3, hereinafter described. Upon the upper face of slide-block s3 is formed a series of ribs w3, which work in grooves in the bottom of plate o3, these grooves being coincident with notches Q3, whereby when block 33 is slid outward on its rods r3 these ribs will push the nails out of the notches and permit them to fall through passage its into the tubes fc3, the fiange t3 moving away from the notches as the block moves, and thereby IOO IIO

opening the notches sufliciently to permit the nails to be pushed out of. them. It will be observed that the nails remain upright while passing through the channels block n3, plate o3, and slide s3, so that if the block n3 be deep enough the nails will rest end on end in the enlarged passages through said block; but I prefer that block n3 be just deep enough to receive one nail at a time. It will also be observed that there can be no clogging of nails in the passages, as the nails can only Jfeed one by one from each channel, the nail or nails in passages in block n3 preventing others being delivered from channels, as shown. iVith each reciprocation of slideblock s3 four nails will be discharged into the delivery-tubes below, and no nails can drop into notches g3 until said slide is pushed back.

The slide s3 is operated by the depending side arms fc3 ot' a yoke p3, these depending arms being pivoted to brackets z3, bolted to head h3 upon opposite sides of the channels js, the bars connecting these depending arms lying across the head h3 at a suitable point below the hopper i3 and being normally pressed outwardv away from head h3 by means of a spring a4, secured to the upper edge ot' said head h3. The lowerends of arms 503 pivotally engage over lugs b4 ou said slide s3, so that the slide will be normally drawn in under plate 03, but may be forced outward therefrom by pressing the upper end of yoke 'g3 toward head h3.

The yoke ys is tripped by means ofa linger c4, secured to the upper cross-bar d4 of the supplemental carriage, the upper part of this carriage beingsteadied and guided by a pair of rods e4, projecting from the side edges of the main carriage, said carriage consisting, essentially, of said bar d4, vertical side bars f4, and a base-plate g4, the front edge of the base-plate being curved to correspond to the curvature ot' the clencher-plate,near the lower edge of which said curved front edge lies. This supplemental carriage is supported by said rods e1 and by a frame composed of another pair of longer rods h4, which extend outward between the two posts f2 and are connected rigidly together at theirouter extremities by means ot' a transverse bar i, one end of which extends outward laterally and carries at its extended end a depending rod j4, the lower end of which is braced to the adjacent rod It by means of an inclined brace ld. This rod passes loosely through a hole in the outer end of rod o2, this sliding connection permitting rod j* and its attached parts to move vertically without disturbing the adjustment ot rod o2, but at the same time preventing one being adjusted horizontally without a coi-resp nding movement of the other. lt will thus be observed that by adjusting rod U2 endwise in its bearings the t'ralneh4 may be adjusted forward or backward and that the main carriage may be vertically adjusted without disturbing the connection between the adjusting-rod Q22 and said supplemental-carriage frame.

The rods h4 rest and work in long grooves in the upper face of a hammer-plate Z4, (shown in detail in Fig. 7,) which is supported slidingly upon base-plate h2, being guided thereon by lateral lugs m4, working in slotsin side brackets f, and by a bolt n4, depending from its forward end and working in a slot in the baseplate h2. Secured across the inwardor forward end of this hammer-plate is a bar 04, which contines rods hlin their grooves. This hammer frame or plate is centrally slotted tor the passage of shaft a3 and the reception of its actuating-springp4, which bears against a lug (14 at one end (said lug being formed on the base-plate h2) and against the inner end of the slot, thereby normally pressing the hammer-plate inward toward the supplemental carriage. A roller r4 is journaled upon the hammer-plate at its outer end, and adapted to contact with said roller is a cam s4, arranged horizontally upon shaft d3, so that upon the rotation of said shaft the cam will engage roller r4 and force out the hammer Z4. To hold the hammer out when it is pressed out by said cam, a spring-actuated pawl 154 is pivoted on one of the brackets jg and normally held up in the path of the extended end of one ot' lugs m4, the lower side of this lug being beveled, as shown in Fig. l, to facilitate its passage over the pawl on the outward movement of the hammer. The pawl is disengaged from lug m4 at the proper moment by the hand of the attendant, a lever a4, pivoted on one of the posts j'2 and connected to said pawl by a link '04, being employed to facilitate the operation ofthe pawl. When the hammer is locked by the pawl in the outer extremity ot'its movement, the cam s4 may rotate without coming in contact with the roller r4.

Pivoted upon the upper side of plate g4 is a pair of hammer-levers w4, which extend in ward toward each other and lie in the path of the hammer Z4, so that said hammer when released strikes against the outer curved edges of these levers and forces their inner edges in ward toward the clencher-plate o. Each hammer-leverw4 is adapted to strike two naitdriving pins x4, each of which works in a block y, secured rigidly to base-plate g". 'lhese four blocks g4 are arranged in the arc of a circle conforming to the curvature of the clencherplate and the 'front edge of plate g4, the forward ends ot' these blocks projecting beyond said curved edge of plate g4, so that when the supplemental carriage is adjusted inward as far as it will go the forward ends ol' said blocks @f1 bear direct-ly against the overlapped ends ot the hoop. Connected to each block y is one ol' the delivery-tubes fc3, these tubes being curved upward and having their upper open ends clamped to a bar a4, secured across standards f* at such a height that when the supplemental frame is at the outer extremity IOO IIO

of its movement the upper open ends of the tubes will register' with the passages usof the nail-feeding devices. The lower ends of tubes o3 are secured to the blocks ff by clamps d5, and each tube discharges its nails into an open recess b5 in its block, this recess com# municating with a passage c5, through which the driving-pin :1:4 Works, so that upon each forward movement of the driving-pin the nail which has been dropped into said passage c5 (and in which it lies in a horizontal position) will be driven forward out of passage c5 into the overlapped ends of the hoop and lclenched by plate 0. Each driving-pin Untis normally retracted by asuitable coil-spring d5, confined on the pin between its headed outer end and the bottom of a recess formed in the outer end of the block g4. These springs d5 keep the pins pressed normally against the hammer-levers and the hammer-levers normally against lugs e5 on the plate g4.

It will be observed that the clencher-plate o is curved to fit against the barrel and is provided with a pair of outward-extending rods f5, which work in open-ended tubes g5, projecting forward from lugs h5 on the side plates of the carriage, coil-springs i5 being confined in said tubes g5 to keep the clencher-plate normally pressed inward or forward. To limit the inward movement of the clencherplate, its side arms d2 are hooked at their outer ends and engage over guide-bars e2, these bars e2 being secured to the posts]02 and inclined upward and inward, so that the movement of the clencher-plate willconform 4Lo the tops of the barrel when the main carriage is raised.

To vertically adjust the carriage to bring the nailing devices in line with the various hoops of the barrel, a rack '7'5 is attached to one of the flanges 'n2 of the carriage, and engaging in this rack is a toothed segment 705, secured to a short rock-shaft Z5, journaled in a bracket m5, bolted to the outer edge of one of the posts f2, said shaft Z5 having secured to it an Operating-lever m5, carrying a pawl adapted to engage a ratchet-segment o5, rigidly bolted to one side of the bearingmf. By these devices the carrriage may be vertically adjusted and locked in its adjusted position.

Operation: A quantity of nails having been placed in cylinder g3, the operator throws lever t2 to the right, thereby rotating shaft d3 and the nail-cylinder, causing the nails to be fed to the delivery devices in the manner described. The rotation of shaft a3 causes cam 34 to force back the hammer, which is locked in its outer position by pawl t4. The supplemental carriage is now relieved of the pres* sure of the hammer, and it may be slid back under the nail-delivery devices, the act of drawing it back tripping yoke L1/3 and delivering one nail into each of the tubes v3, from which they pass into the nailholders g4. Then when the hoop is completelyv wound around the barrel the operator throws the carriage forward against the overlapped part eccede of the hoop and then trips pawl t4 and releases the hammer, whereupon the hammer moves forcibly inward and drives the nails. If additional blows are necessary to completely drive and clench the nails, the operator holds pawl t4 down, whereby the cam s4 will again bring back the hammer for another blow, said cam being straight on one side, so that the roller r4 may move inward as soon as the point of the cam is passed. It is obvious that during the winding ofthe hoop the supplemental carriage, being free of the pressure of the hammerspring, may be adjusted back out of the path of the hoop-carrier. It will be observed that whenever the supplemental carriage is moved inward against the hoop the nail-feeding cylinder will be operated, thus securing a constant supply of nails to the channelsj; but it is obvious that by rea son of the fact that lever t2 may be moved independently of rod o2 of the carriage the nail-feeding cylinder may be kept in operation the entire time during which the hoop is being wound, if desired. In fact, the only time the nail-cylinder is necessarily stopped is when lever t2 is swung outward to bring the supplemental carriage under the delivery devices.

The shield 7c3 in addition to being grooved or notched on its under side for the reception of the nail-channels is grooved coincidently with the channels down which the nails slide, as shown clearly in Fig. 13,whereby the heads of the nails may pass freely under the shield. This shield besides preventing ihe nails fed through the hopper from engorging the channels also prevents the nails that drop from the rotating cylinder interfering with the nails that are already placed in the channels and are in the act of passing out through head h3.

It will be observed that this invention is not confined to the specific construction shown and described, and I therefore reserve the right to vary the same without departing from the scope of the claims. It will be obvious, for instance, that by slight changes in the nail feeding, delivering, and holding devices staples maybe driven into the hoops instead of nails.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a mechanism for nailing barrel-hoops, dac., the combination of a support, a main carriage vertically slidable thereon, means for vertically adjusting thecarriage and holding it in its adjusted positions, a supplemental carriage slidably mounted on the main carriage and adapted to be adjusted up to the work and away from the same, said carriage carrying nail-holding devices, a hammer on the main carriage for driving the nails, nail feeding and delivering devices on the main carriage,devices on the main carriage for operating the hammer and the nail-feeding de- Vices, said devices being movable with the lOO IIO

main carriage, and driving mechanism having constant connection with said hammer and feed-operating devices irrespective of the position of the carriage.

2. In anailing-machine, the combination of a carriage and means forsupporting the same, said carriage being adapted to be moved to and from the work to be nailed and carrying nail-holding and nail-d riving devices, a hainmer carried by the supporting means, and devices for operating the said hammer to drive the nails.

3. In a machine for nailing, the combination, of a support, a main carriage vertically adjustable thereon, means for adjusting this carriage and holding it in its adjusted positions, a supplemental carriage on the main carriage and adapted to be adjusted vertically therewith and horizontally independently thereof to bring it up to the work to be nailed, nail-holding and nail-driving devices on said supplemental carriage, nail-feeding devices on the main carriage, a hammer on the main carriage and stationary mechanism for driving the nail-feeding devices irrespective of the adjusted position of the main carriage.

4. In combination, a support, a main carriage vertically slidable thereon, a supplemental carriage slidable on the main carriage and adapted to be brought up to the work, nail-holding blocks on the supplemental carriage, driving-pins in these blocks, hammerlevers pivoted on the supplemental carriage and adapted to actuate the said driving-pins, a hammer on the main carriage adapted to actuate said hammer-levers when the supplemental carriage is adjusted up to the work to be nailed, and means for actuating the hammer and feeding the nails.

5. In combination, a support, a main carriage vertically adjustable thereon, means for holding this carriage in its adj usted positions, a clencher-plate carried by this main carriage and adapted to be adjusted vertically with it, a supplemental carriage slidable on the main carriage and adapted to he adjusted toward and from the clencher-plate, nail-holding devices on the supplemental carriage and tubes leading to said nail-holding devices, means for feeding the nails into the said tubes when the supplemental carriage is adjusted to and from the work, a hammer on the main carriage, a spring for imparting to the hammer the nail-driving stroke, means for drawing back the hammer from the work against the action of said spring, means for locking the hammer when drawn back and means for releasing it to drive the nails, and means Whereby the nail-feeding devices are operated simultaneously with the drawing back of the hammer.

G. In combination,a movable clencher-plate and means for normally and resiliently holding it against the work, means for holding the parts to be nailed upon the clencher-plate,and a carriage adapted to be adjusted up against said parts and carrying nail-holding devices, and devices for driving the nails against the clencher-plate.

7. In combination, a clencherplate provided with a pair of supporting-arms,inclined upright-s, as e2, slidingly engaging said supporting-arms,and means for normally holding said supporting-armsn engagement With said uprights, for the purpose set forth.

8. In a machine for nailing barrel-hoops, the., the combination of a carriage carrying nail-holding tubes or blocks and adapted to be moved up against the work to be nailed, means for feeding nails to said tu bes or blocks, a driving-pin in each tube or block, a hammer-lever on said carriage and adapted to4 drive said pins, means for normally withdrawing the pins after the nails are driven,a springactuated hammer adapted to strike said hammer-lever, a cam for withdrawing said hammer-lever afler each operation, and devices for temporarily holding the hammer out of operation against the action of its spring.

9. In combination, a main carriage, means for vertically adjusting it, nail feeding, holding and driving devices supported on said carriage, a shaft journaled on said carriage and adapted to operate said devices, said shaft depending from said carriage, a gear slidably mounted on said shaft, a driving-pinion engaging and supporting said gear, and means for driving this pinion, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

l0. In combination, a vertically-adjustable carriage carrying nail-feeding` and nail-holdingand nail-driving devices, the nail-driving devices comprising d riving-pins and a springactuated hammer, a vertical shaft carried by and depending from the carriage,gearingconnecting this shaft to the nail-feeding devices, a device on the shaft for withdrawing the spring-actuated ham mer,and driving-gearing having a sliding connection to said shaft whereby it may be driven in its various adjust-ed positions.

ll. In combination a support, a verticallyadjustable carriage thereon, a supplemental carriage on the main carriage and adapted to be adjusted up to the work, a slidable frame supporting and guiding this latter carriage, a movable adjusting-rod v2 on the support, this rod having` a sliding connection with said frame, and nail feeding and holding and driving devices, substantially as set forth.

l2. In combination, a support, a verticallysliding carriage, carrying a laterally-slidable supplemental carriage, carrying nail-holding devices, a slidable frame connected to said supplemental carriage and carrying a vertical rodj1,nail feeding and driving devices, a slidable adjusting-rod o2 on the support, this rod having a sliding connection with said rod j4, for the purpose set forth.

I3. In combination, a support, a laterallyadjustable carriage thereon adapted to be moved to and from the work to be nailed, this carriage carrying nail-holding devices, means IOO IIO

for delivering nails singly into said nail-holding devices, nail-driving devices, and a part carried by said carriage and adapted to contact with and automatically operate the naildelivery devices when the carriage is adj usted back from its work and deliver nails singly to the nail-holding devices on said carriage, for the purpose set forth.

14. In combinatiomasupplemental carriage carrying nail-holding devices,this carriage being adapted to be adjusted up to the. work, a support, a hammer slidable on said support, means for withdrawing and projecting this hammer, the frame of said carriage being slidingly supported on said hammer, and means for adjusting this frame.

l5. In combination, a supporting-plate, a spring-actuated hammer longitudinally movable on said plate, devices for withdrawing and locking the hammer, a supplemental carriage slidingly supported on said hammer and carrying nail-holding devices, means for adjusting this carriage independently of the hammer up to the work, and nail-driving devices on the carriage in the path of the hammer, substantially as set forth.

16. In combination,asupportingbase-plate, an adjustable carriage thereon carrying nailholding devices, a spring-actuated hammer and means for withdrawing it, a spring-actuated pawl mounted on the support and adapted to normally engage a part of the hammer and hold the hammer out against the action of its spring, means for releasing said paWl and means for adjusting said carriage to and from the work independently of the releasing devices, for the purpose set forth.

17. In combination, a support, a carriage thereon adapted to be adjusted to and from the Work or article to be nailed, nail-holding devices on said carriage, nail-driving devices, nail-feeding devices adapted to supply nails to said nail-holding devices on the carriage when the carriage is brought back away from the work, means for driving` said nail-feeding devices, and means whereby the nail-feeding rdevices are stopped when the carriage is brought back to the limit of its movement away from the work.

18. In combination, a support, a carriage carrying nail-holding devices and adapted to be adjusted up to and away from the work, nail-driving devices, nail-feeding devices and driving mechanism therefor,and means whereby the driving mechanism of the nail-feeding devices, is stopped when the carriage is moved away from the work and is started when the carriage is moved up to the work.

19. In combination, a support, a carriage thereon adapted to be adjusted up to and away from the Work and carrying nail-holding devices, nail-driving devices, nail-feeding devices and means for driving the same, means for delivering nails from these feeding devices to the nail-holders on the carriage, these delivery devices being automaticaily actuated when the carriage is moved away from the work, and means whereby the driving mechanism of the nailfeeding devices will be stopped when the carriage is moved away from the work and started when the carriage is moved up to the work, and means whereby the nail-feeding devices may be driven independent-ly of the position of the said carriage.

20. In combination, a support, a nail-holding carriage adapted to be adjusted up lo and away from the work, nail-driving devices, nail-delivery devices, means for feeding nails to said delivery devices, means for ejecting nails from the deliverydevices into the nailholders when the carriage is adjusted away froln the work, an end wise-slidable rod/U2 connected to the carriage, a lever pivoted on the support and provided with a movable part adapted to be brought into engagement with said rod and move it when the lever is moved, and means whereby the movement of this lcver in one direction will start the nail-feeding devices and in the otherdirection stop said devices, substantially as set forth.

2l. In a nailing mechanism, the combination of a series of downward-inclined channels and means for placing nails therein, a stationary plate o3 supported under the discharge ends of said channels and having its outer edge provided with open iiauged notches, a stationary block 'n3 supported on said plate and slotted vertically coincidently with said channels, these slots being enlarged vertically at one end, these enlarged portions being coincident with said flanged notches, 'a block slidably mounted under said plate 03 and provided with a flange adapted to close said iianged notches and with upward projections working in grooves in the underside of said` plate o3, coincident with said notches, this sliding block being provided with vertical passages coincident with said notches, a pivoted spring-actuated yoke engaging said sliding block and holding it normally in under plate 03, and a carriage carrying nail-holding devices adapted to receive the nails as they fall from the delivery devices, this carriage carrying a part adapted to trip said yoke and deliver the nails into said nail-holding devices.

22. In combination, a nail-channel adapted to suspend the nails by their heads and to feed them one by one, a block supported adjacent the discharge end of said channel and provided with a vertical slot to receive the nails singly, a nail-supporting plate adapted to receive and suspend the nails as they fall through said slot, and devices for delivering the nails from said plate, for the purpose set forth. Y

23. In combination, a nailchannel and means for filling the same, said channel being adapted to deliver the nails singly in a vertical position, a plate supported adjacent to the discharge end of said channel and adapted to receive and suspend the nails singly, and

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a sliding block adapted to discharge the nails singly from said plate, substantially as set forth.

24. In combination, a nail-channel adapte to feed nails singly in an upright position, a plate adjacent to the discharge end of said channel and adapted to receive and suspend the nails singly, a movable part adapted to eject the nails singly from said plate and sim nltaneou sly interrupt the passage of the succeeding nails thereto.

25. In combination, a nail-feeding channel, a receiving-plate provided With a suspendingnotch, means for directing the nails successively into said notch, and a movable part' adapted by its movement to eject the suspended nail from said notch and to close said notch, substantially as set forth.

26. In combination, anail-suspending plate having a notch at one edge, a movable part adapted to close said notch at its edge in one position and at its bottom in another position, means for operating` said part, and means for delivering nails singly to said notch, substantially as set forth.

27. In combination, a nail-suspending part and means for feeding nails singly thereto, a movable part normally holding the nails in said suspending part, a movable carriage carrying nail-holding devices, and means Whereby the adjustment of said carriage automatically ejects the nails from said suspending part by the movement of said movable part.

28. In combination,anail-suspendingplate and means for feeding nails singly thereto, said plate being provided With a nail-suspending notch, a movable block underneath said plate and provided With a iiange to close said notch and a nail-passage registering with said notch and a part adapted to close the bottom of said notch as each nail is ejected, substantially as set forth.

29. In combination, a plate provided With grooves and suspending-notches, at one edge, means for dropping nails vertically into said notches, a spring-actuated block provided With a flange normally closing said notches and with ribs Working in said grooves in the suspending-plate, this block being provided with vertical passages coincident with said notches, and means for actuating said block to eject the nails from the notches.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses,

this 13th day of April, 1900.

JOI-IN BIRD.

Witnesses:

E. F. BERRY, W. A. HOLMAN. 

